Satyopanisad

[Guest guest]

Swami! When we say, `men and women are equal', why then do we find differences

and discrimination between the two sexes?

 

Physically men and women are different. But spiritually, i.e., from the atmic

point of view, both are equal. In fact, God is the only male while all others

are females. The deham, body, is also called puram, dwelling place. It is the

principle of atma that works from top to bottom. You know, Colleges for Women

celebrate Anniversary Functions during which they present cultural items like a

play. Here, girls play all the different roles like those of a soldier, a

minister, a king, and so on. Similarly, all but God are women in this world. A

similar thing happened in the life of Mira, the great devotee of Lord Krishna.

She was stopped at the main entrance of a Krishna mandir at Brindavan and was

told that women were not permitted to enter a temple of God. Then Mira replied,

" Oh! Is that so! Where are men here? I find only women. God is the only male

person. "

 

However, from the worldly point of view, for the division of work, men and women

are different from each other. Everything and everyone are Divine. Even though

it is your own body, you don't put slippers or footwear on the head or hands.

Functionally, all the parts of the body are different from each other, though

they may belong to the same person. So also physically and functionally, men and

women are separate entities though spiritually they are one and the same.